Today's communication needs us to have adaptability. This means that without stopping a bit and wherever we are on a phone, computer or table, we can change instantly. That is why Telegram provides a powerful solution in the form of its own multi-device synchronization.

What is Telegram's multi-device feature and how does it work?

Multi-device support is built right into Telegram. You can run the same Telegram account simultaneously on two phones, tablets and computers of differing kinds (Windows, macOS, Linux). And unlike some apps that use your phone as a relay station, the connected devices each function separately. Thanks to their cloud infrastructure, your chats, media and other activities are seamlessly synced across all devices in real time or near real time.

How many devices can I use at a time?

It is possible to be actively logged into your Telegram account from any number of other devices, but there is a limit to the number of active sessions each one can have. In addition to your main phone, three other devices (such as other phones or tablets) may each maintain an active session. For web and desktop apps there is no practical limit, you can log into as many different computers with this account as you need.

What information do I need to enter on each of my devices that has been set up for the first time?

For the most part, everything is in your cloud with Telegram: All private chats plus group and channel messages, as well--Your whole message history (including messages you have since deleted from your device)--Any media or files received; Chat folders and pinned chats; Chat settings such as sounds or custom backgrounds for notifications.

The big exceptions to this rule are Secret Chats (specific to one device alone and end-to-end encrypted) and local device settings like notification sounds per device that do not make it into the cloud.

Are my Secret Chats also synchronized?

Telegram is based on the principle of maximum privacy for users of Secret Chats. These conversations are end-to-end encrypted and as a result can only be read by the device with which they originated and cannot be duplicated at all through automatic synchronization. None of their messages, keys or media are stored in the cloud or synchronized to any other device to ensure that only the two devices that talk can see what's shared between them.

If I send a message from one device and then delete it from another, what happens?

When you delete a message from any synced device it is processed via the cloud and thus also disappears on all platforms where this chat is open. This has the effect of maintaining an equal state among devices. But there is a small time window during which a message sent from one device can still be currently visible on the other until synchronization is completed.

How can I check my active sessions and log out of idle devices I no longer use?

Go to Settings (or main menu on Android); Tap on "Devices"; You will see a list of all the places where your account is signed in, with device type location and time last active shown next to each; To log out from any device just tap it, then say "Log Out".

If I use several devices at the same time, will it not run down my telephone battery quickly and use up data?

No, actually not. Since your main phone isn't relaying data to other devices, it doesn't have the added load of pushing data out.

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